Top two keep winning, Warrington clean sweep St Helens, and red card controversy in round 9 of Super League.
Round 9 Results
Warrington Wolves 32-18 St Helens
WARRINGTON WOLVES TRIES: Toby King (15), Matty Ashton (22, 28, 45), Rodrick Tai (64), Matt Dufty (70)
WARRINGTON WOLVES GOALS: Marc Sneyd x2, Josh Thewlis x2
ST HELENS TRIES: Jon Bennison (25, 73), Mark Percival (32, 37)
ST HELENS GOALS: George Whitby x1
Round 9 kicked off with a local clash and the third game between these two sides already in 2025. A hat-trick from Ashton and contributions from King, Tai and Dufty took the Wolves on the same points as their opponents and are one point from 4th place. St Helens have lost two games in a row and have lost traction in the title race already.
Leeds Rhinos 14-20 Hull Kingston Rovers
LEEDS RHINOS TRIES: Ash Handley (24′), Riley Lumb (47′)
LEEDS RHINOS GOALS: Lachlan Miller x3
HULL KINGSTON ROVERS TRIES: Jack Broadbent (10′, 68′), James Batchelor (73′), Mikey Lewis (76′)
HULL KINGSTON ROVERS GOALS: Arthur Mourgue x2
Hull KR carried on their lead at the top of the league with a comeback win away at Headingley. Tries from Batchelor, Lewis and a double from Broadbent kept the Robins two points clear at the top of the table. But the game has it’s controversies. This game had more red cards in it than any other games this season combined. Sauaso Sue and Ash Handley got their marching orders in this contest.
Huddersfield Giants 12-30 Castleford Tigers
HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS TRIES: Jacob Gagai (8′), Oliver Wilson (67′)
HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS GOALS: George Flanagan Jr x2
CASTLEFORD TIGERS TRIES: Innis Senior (3′, 47′), Josh Simm (21′), Alex Mellor (26′), Rowan Milnes (60′)
CASTLEFORD TIGERS GOALS: Milnes x5
Huddersfield are still without a win after losing to fellow strugglers Castleford Tigers. Tries from Simm, Mellor, Milnes and a double from Innis Senior got the Tigers their second win of the season. Huddersfield have lost all nine games this season and don’t look like improving any time soon.
Catalans Dragons 24-20 Wakefield Trinity (Golden Point)
CATALANS DRAGONS TRIES: Benjamin Garcia (31′), Chris Satae (43′), Nick Cotric (72′), Reimis Smith (82′)
CATALANS DRAGONS GOALS: Guillermo Aispuro-Bichet x4
WAKEFIELD TRINITY TRIES: Max Jowitt (17′), Liam Hood (25′), Josh Griffin (40′)
WAKEFIELD TRINITY GOALS: Jowitt x4
Catalans escaped with two points in Golden Point in an entertaining contest in the South of France. Wakefield led at half time with three converted tries but struggled to compete in the second forty. The Dragons came back to lead in the last 10 minutes but a last-minute penalty sent the game to Golden Point. Smith scored a controversial try to get the two points for the French club.
Salford Red Devils 06-28 Leigh Leopards
SALFORD RED DEVILS TRIES: Joe Shorrocks (62′)
SALFORD RED DEVILS GOALS: Kai Morgan x1
LEIGH LEOPARDS TRIES: Andrew Badrock (2′, 31′), AJ Towse (8′), Darnell McIntosh (21′), Matt Davis (47′), Josh Charnley (79′)
LEIGH LEOPARDS GOALS: Gareth O’Brien x2
Salford continued their struggles with a loss at home to Leigh Leopards. Leigh took an early lead in the contest and never looked back after that. Tries from Towse, McIntosh, Davis, Charnley and a double from Badrock took the Leopards up to second for a short period of time over the weekend.
Hull FC 12-36 Wigan Warriors
HULL FC TRIES: Will Pryce (12′), Harvey Barron (24′)
HULL FC GOALS: Aidan Sezer x2
WIGAN WARRIORS TRIES: Bevan French (5′, 65′), Jai Field (15′), Junior Nsemba (34′, 74′), Abbas Miski (45′)
WIGAN WARRIORS GOALS: Adam Keighran x4
Wigan Warriors continued their winning run in April with an impressive third away win in the city of Hull this season. The two sides went try for try in the first 25 minutes, but second half tries from Miski, French and Nsemba got the two points for the Warriors and take them two points off the top spot.
